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title: "Everton: Fans react to Nuno Espirito Santo development"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-06-08T12:45:40Z"
modified: "2021-06-08T12:45:40Z"
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# Everton: Fans react to Nuno Espirito Santo development

**Nuno Espirito Santo is in [‘advanced talks’](https://twitter.com/JPercyTelegraph/status/1402207323649720320) to become manager of Crystal Palace, rather than Everton.**

That’s according to John Percy, Midlands football reporter for [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/06/08/nuno-espirito-santo-verge-named-new-crystal-palace-manager/).

Nuno [left Wolves](https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/club/20210521-nuno-set-to-leave-wolves/) at the end of the 2020/21 season after leading them to 13th place in the Premier League.

He had previously steered the club to [consecutive seventh-place finishes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nuno-espirito-santo/leistungsdatenLigenNational/trainer/16520) in the two years following their promotion from the Championship and memorably took them to the [quarter-finals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nuno-espirito-santo/leistungsdatenInternational/trainer/16520) of the Europa League in 2019/20, so their most recent season went down as something of a disappointment.

### Did Nuno fail to impress Everton?

After Carlo Ancelotti took up the vacancy at Real Madrid, [Everton interviewed Nuno](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/06/08/nuno-espirito-santo-verge-named-new-crystal-palace-manager/) for the position at Goodison Park, but he’s now said to be close to replacing Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park instead – indeed, the Portuguese has emerged as the Eagles’ ‘no. 1 target’.

According to a report from [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2637399/2021/06/08/everton-column-joint-byline/), there were both ‘admirers’ and ‘doubters’ within the Everton hierarchy following talks with the 47-year-old.

Fan feed [The Toffee Blues](https://twitter.com/EvertonNewsFeed/status/1402209107570999296) relayed Percy’s report, and here’s how fans reacted, with many unconvinced by Nuno after a regressive campaign at Molineux.

### Everton fans express relief as Nuno nears Palace

**“Thank god”**

Credit: [@Michael89770191](https://twitter.com/Michael89770191/status/1402209811446616067)

**“Good!”**

Credit: [@hehitthepost](https://twitter.com/hehitthepost/status/1402212771433881602)

**“Good. Never wanted him.”**

Credit: [@RayMazen](https://twitter.com/RayMazen/status/1402210845443059718)

**“I’m made up”**

Credit: [@andy\_francis2](https://twitter.com/andy_francis2/status/1402210601330524160)

**“Great news!”**

Credit: [@efac1878](https://twitter.com/efac1878/status/1402218512932823041)

**“Please, if there’s a god out there please please please”**

Credit: [@willwallis6](https://twitter.com/willwallis6/status/1402210479242625026)

***In other news, [a former Everton star expressed scepticism over this managerial link](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-transfer-rumours/exclusive-ex-everton-star-sceptical-over-new-boss-link-e142/).***